Republican state legislators Tom Tiffany and Adam Jarchow are again asking Congress to remove gray wolves from the endangered species list and they're hopeful President-Elect Donald Trump will help make it happen.

Gov. Scott Walker directed the state's Public Service Commission, Department of Natural Resources, and Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection to come up with ideas on how dairy farms can use manure digesters to protect water quality.

The state Department of Public Instruction has released its first K-12 school rankings in two years, debuting a new school report card system, with results showing 82 percent of public schools and 91 percent of districts met or exceeded expectations in the last school year.